ILM Press release | 12th June 2025

ILM Edition #162: order platform, innovation driver, meeting point for the industry

From 30 August to 1 September 2025, international purchasers and industry experts will be getting together in Offenbach for ILM Edition #162. Around 300 brands from 28 countries – from established labels to newcomers – are set to present their collections for Spring/Summer 2026 there. This demonstrates that ILM is still the world’s major,not-to-be-missed order platform for bags, luggage, leather goods, accessories and school satchels.

FORWARD-LOOKING VARIETY – GATHERED ALL IN ONE PLACE
With its wide-ranging exhibitor portfolio, ILM offers a market-oriented overview of the most important product lines in the industry unlike any other trade fair. “We can observe remarkable continuity as far as international demand is concerned. The high esteem in which ILM is held amongst exhibitors and purchasers around the globe fully confirms this. With good cause: There is no alternative anywhere in the world with anything like as wide and diverse a range of offers,” Arnd Hinrich Kappe, Managing Director of Messe Offenbach, explains.

“ILM is more than just a marketplace; it is a must-attend for the industry. It draws together people who actively shape the market, creating space for them to dialogue. As such, we offer the only platform where innovative strategies can be developed and partnerships established on an equal footing,” Kappe continues.

SIDE EVENTS WITH ADDED VALUE – KNOWLEDGE, EXCHANGE AND FRESH STIMULI
A practically-oriented accompanying programme corroborates ILM’s role as an innovation forum. Lectures on trends, discussion forums and the established cooperation with course graduates in Accessories Design from Pforzheim University provide profound input and creative perspectives for business with bags and accessories.

Following its successful start at the last ILM Edition, the curated exhibition “GROW – The Future of Leather Goods” by Melina Bucher will be entering the next round, presenting a wealth of bio-based material innovations – a topic of growing relevance for the whole industry.

Last but not least, ILM also extends an invitation to engage in personal exchange after the close of the trade fair: The popular afterwork parties offer a perfect opportunity – especially important in these digital times – to socialise and establish new contacts “for real”.

FORTHCOMING ILM DATES AT A GLANCE:

Edition #162: 30 August to 1 September 2025

Edition #163: 7 to 9 February 2026 (at the same time as Ambiente Frankfurt)

Edition #164: 29 to 31 August 2026

Further information and tickets at:  https://www.ilm-offenbach.de/en/